hurricane song

“Hurricane Song,” by Paul Vulpine is about this boy named Miles who is forced to move in with his dad because his mother did not have enough space to for Miles to live. His dad is a musician who lives in New Orleans and his obsession is Jazz and Miles's obsession is football. In the beginning of the book they do not get along. When Miles asks for football equipment for Christmas he got an African drum.

Before hurricane Katrina, Miles and Pops tried to ignored each other. When Katrina hit and they where forced to evacuate to the Superdome. They were forced to help each other. I believe that if Katrina did not happen Miles and Pops would not have the same relationship at the end of the story. This is proven in the story, because in the beginning Pops says not to worry about anyone else, but then later on he reached out to others to fight off Cain and Dunham, two gang leaders. Miles reached out to his dad because he finally played the African drum that Pops have him and understood his love for music.

In the end, I believe Paul Vulpine made the characters progress though the story and also made you feel very passionately about the characters. This book also proves that during bad situations people change, like Pops who became more caring.